15929639920001413388594000Standard Recordobject-110001203175493541723417549245900001754935413127adlibfitz-onlineadlib-object-110001203https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110001203ca6e1ab3-e76a-3fa5-a9c6-c50bb12969456personreferenceagent-153239adlib-agent-153239d8e74e61-a4a9-37b7-9e13-326601bb5becMurray, Charles Fairfaxcontent descriptionf.1r Title page
f.2r Prefatory note
f.3r introductory sonnet
f.4r Title to part 1; Sonnet X, Love Entrhroned
f.5r Sonnet II, Bridal Birth
f.6r Sonnet III, Love’s Testament, here entitled “Flammifera”.
f.7r Corrected proof of sonnet III
f.8r Sonnet IV, Lovesight
f.8v Sonnet XXV, Winged Hours – cancelled
f.9r Sonnet V, Heart’s Hope
f.10r Sonnet VI, The Kiss. Note by C. F. Murray that states an “earlier draft” is that on f.58v.
f.11r Sonnet VII, Supreme Surrender
f.12r Sonnet VIII, Love’s Lovers
f.13r Sonnet IX, Passion and Worship, here entitled “Love and Worship”
f.14r Sonnet X, The Portrait
f.15r Sonnet XI, The Love-Letter (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.16r Sonnet XII, The Lover’s Walk
f.17r Sonnet XIII, Youth’s Anthiphony
f.18r Sonnet XIV, Youth’s Spring-tribute
f.19r Sonnet XV, The Birth-bond, here entitled ‘Nearest kindred’
f.19v Pandora, Sonnet for a picture
f.20r Sonnet XVI, A Day of Love
f.21r Sonnet XVII, Beauty’s Pageant, here entitled ‘Love’s Pageant’
f.22r Sonnet XVIII, Genius in Beauty
f.23r Sonnet XIX, Silent Noon, here entitled ‘The Silent Hour’ (early version)
f.24r Sonnet XIX, Silent Noon (later version - this corresponds with published one, expect for some small points of punctuation)
f.25r Sonnet XX, Gracious Moonlight
f.26r Sonnet XXI, Love-sweetness (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.27r Sonnet XXII, Heart’s Haven
f.28r Sonnet XXIII, Love’s Bauble’s
f.29r Sonnet XXIV, Pride of Youth
f.30r Sonnet XXV, Winged Hours (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.31r Sonnet XXVI, Mid-rapture
f.31v Last stanza of The King’s Tragedy cancelled with signature “D. G. Rossetti Feb. 20 1881”
f.32r Sonnet XXVII, Heart’s Compass, here entitled ‘Love’s Compass’
f.33r Sonnet XXVIII, Soul-light, here entitled ‘Lovelight’
f.34r Sonnet XXIX, The Moonstar
f.35r Sonnet XXX, Last Fire
f.36r Sonnet XXXI, Her Gifts
f.37r Sonnet XXXII, Equal Troth, here entitled ‘Love-measure’
f.38r Sonnet XXXIII, Venus Vietrix
f.39r Sonnet XXXIV, The Dark Glass
f.40r Sonnet XXXVII, The Lamp’s Shrine
f.41r Sonnet XXXVI, Life-in-Love
f.42r Sonnet XXXVII, The Love-Moon
f.43r Sonnet XXXVIII, The Morrow’s Message (see also f.61v)
f.44r Sonnet XXXIX, Sleepless Dreams, here entitled ‘Sleepless love’ (an earlier version than that below with a cancelled alternative version of the first four lines of the sestet)
f.45r Sonnet XXXIX, Sleepless Dreams, cancelled, here entitled ‘Sleepless Love’ (a latter version than that above but earlier than the published version)
f.45v English May, sonnet, her entitled ‘May 1869’, cancelled
f.46r Sonnet XL, Severed Selves
f.46v Note on titles and sequence of certain poems. Stanza IV from ‘Parted Presence’, not otherwise represented in this collection.
f.47r Sonnet XLI, Through Death to Love
f.48r Sonnet XLII, Hope Overtaken
f.49r Sonnet XLIII, Love and Hope
f.50r Sonnet XLIV, Cloud and Wind
f.51r Sonnet XLV, Secret Parting (another version f.108v)
f.52r Sonnet XLVI, Parted Love (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.53r Sonnet XLVII, Broken Music (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray) For autograph version see f.83b
f.54r Sonnet XLVIII, Death-in-Love. Two other drafts of this sonnet are on f.82v and 109v; a note by C. F. Murray at the head of this page says that on f.109v is “The first draft”, and that the present one is “a clean copy” of that on f.82v.
f.55r Sonnet XLIX, Willow wood I, cancelled.
f.55v Pencil drawing of two standing figures.
f.56r Sonnet L, Willowwood II, cancelled.
f.56v Compenso, Sonnet in Italian, cancelled, dated “Maggio 1869”
This is sonnet II of “Disio e Compenso, Due Sonnetti”. On f.39v of the volume labelled “Poems & Sonnets” is a cancelled draft of Disio.
f.57r Sonnet LI, Willowwood III, early version
f.58r Sonnet LI, Willowwood III, another version, cancelled, later than that above and corresponding with the published version.
f.58v Sonnet VI, The Kiss. Another draft is on f.10r where a note by C. F. Murray says this is an “earlier draft”
f.59r Sonnet LII, Willowwood IV. Earlier that the two following versions.
f,60r Sonnet LII, Willowwood IV. Later than the preceding version.
f.61r Sonnet LII, Willowwood IV. Later than the preceding two versions and only differs very slightly from the published version.
f.61v Sonnet XXXVIII, The Morrow’s Message. Another copy on f.43r.
f.62r Sonnet LIII, Without Her.
f.63r Sonnet LIV, Love’s Fatality
f.64r Sonnet LV, Stillborn Love. An earlier draft is on f.74r of the volume labelled “Poems and Sonnets”, while a later one is on f.101v of this volume.
f.65r Sonnet LVI, True Woman, I Herself.
f.66r Sonnet LVII, True Woman, II Her Love.
f.67r Sonnet LVIII, True Woman, III Her Heaven
f.68r Sonnet LIX, Love’s Last Gift. Fair copy of this version below.
f.69r Sonnet LIX, Love’s Last Gift. Draft incorporating the corrections of the preceding version.
f.70r Title page to Part II, Change and Fate
f.71r Sonnet LX, Transfigured Life (fair copy below)
f.72r Sonnet LX, Transfigured Life, with heading for part II. Draft incorporating the corrections of the preceding version
f.73r Sonnet LXI, The Song-throe. Signed ‘D.G. Rossetti’
f.74r Sonnet LXI, The Song-throe. Draft incorporating the corrections of the preceding version.
f.75r Sonnet LXII, The Soul’s Sphere
f.76r Sonnet LXIII, Inclusiveness, cancelled. Later version of this sonnet f.77a
f.76v Sonnet , On the Vita Nuova of Dante, cancelled. f.87v has a draft of this sonnet, apparently a fair copy of this corrected draft
f.77r Sonnet LXIII, Inclusiveness, here entitled “For Answer”. Another version on f.76r.
f.78r Sonnet LXIV, Ardour & Memory
f.79r Sonnet LXV, Known in Vain, here entitled “Work & Will”, cancelled.
f.79v Sonnet III, Love’s Testament, here entitled “Flammifera”. This is a “second draft” according a note on f.6r by C. F Murray.
f.80r Sonnet LXVI, The Heart of the Night. Draft incorporating the revisions of following version.
f.81r Sonnet LXVI, The Heart of the Night. An earlier draft than preceding version.
f.82r Sonnet LXVIII, The Landmark, cancelled
f.82v Sonnet XLVIII, Death-in-love. Two other drafts are on f.54r and f.109v, the former with a note by C. F. Murray concerning the order of composition.
f.83r Sonnet LXVIII, A Dark Day
f.83v Sonnet XLVII, Broken Music, cancelled. On f.53r is a copy of this sonnet by C. F. Murray
f.84r Sonnet LXIX, Autumn Idleness, here entitled “A Sunny day at the close of autumn”. Dated: “Sevenoaks Nov. 1850”
f.85r Sonnet LXX, The Hill Summit
f.85v Venus Verticordia, sonnet for a picture
f.86r Sonnet LXXI, The Choice I
f.87r Sonnet LXXII, The Choice II
f.87v On the Vita Nuova of Dante, sonnet. Fair copy of the corrected version on f.76v.
f.88r Sonnet LXXIII, The Choice III.
f.88v Sonnet XCII, The Sun’s Shame I. f.110r has another draft of this sonnet, apparently a fair copy of this corrected draft.
f.89r Sonnet LXXIV, Old & New Art I, St. Luke the Painter. Fair copy on f.90r
f.89v Brief note by C. F. Murray recording a memorandum of D. G. Rossetti’s of subjects for pictures.
f.90r Sonnet LXXIV, Old & New Art I, St. Luke the Painter. This draft seems to be a fair copy of that on f.89r, incorporating its corrections.
f.91r Sonnet LXXV, Old & New Art II, Not as These.
f.92r Sonnet LXXVI, Old & New Art III, The Husbandmen. Reverse has a slight pencil sketch of a standing woman. Fair copy below.
f.93r Sonnet LXXVI, Old & New Art III, The Husbandmen. Copy of draft version above, with corrections.
f.94r Sonnet LXXVII,Soul’s Beauty, here entitled “Sibylla Palmifera (for a picture)”
f.95r Sonnet LXXVIII, Body’s Beauty, here entitled “Lady [erased] Lilith (for a picture)”
f.96r Sonnet LXXIX, The Monochard (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.97r Sonnet LXXX, From Dawn to Noon
f.98r Sonnet LXXXI, Memorial Thresholds
f.99r Sonnet LXXXII, Hoarded Joy, here entitled “Joy Delayed”
f.99v Sestet of Sonnet LXXXVII, Death’s Songters, in pencil, draft. Complete sonnet is on f.105r – this sestet is latter that in the complete draft.
f.100r Sonnet LXXXIII, Barren Spring (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.101r Sonnet LXXXIV, Farewell to the Glen
f.101v Sonnet LV, Stillborn Love, cancelled. f.64v has an earlier version of this sonnet and another is on f.74r of the volume labelled “Poems and Sonnets” which is still earlier. The present version corresponds with the published one.
f.102r Sonnet LXXXV, Vain Virtues
f.102v Nuptial Sleep, sonnet, excluded from the ‘House of Life’ after the edition of 1870. Here called ‘Placata Venere’.
f.103r Corrected proof of Sonnet LXXXV, Vain Virtues.
f.104r Sonnet LXXXVI, Lost Days, cancelled. Reverse has a pencil sketch for a Magdalen with a vase of spikenard.
f.105r Sonnet LXXXVII, Death’s Songsters. f.99v has a draft of the sestet of this sonnet later then the corresponding part here.
f.106r Sonnet, LXXXVIII, Hero’s Lamp
f.106v John Keats, sonnet, cancelled
f.107r Sonnet LXXXIX, The Trees of the Garden
f.108r Sonnet XC, Retro me, Sathana
f.108v Sonnet XLV, Secret Parting, cancelled. f.51r later version
f.109r Sonnet XCI, Lost on both Sides, cancelled
f.109v Sonnet XLVIII, Death in Love, cancelled. Two other drafts are on f.54r and f.82v, the former with a note by C. F. Murray concerning the order of composition.
f.110r Sonnet XCII, The Sun’s Shame I. f.88v has a corrected draft of this sonnet of which the present draft is apparently a fair copy.
f.111r Sonnet XCIII, The Sun’s Shame II
f.112r Sonnet XCIV, Michelangelo’s Kiss
f.113r Sonnet XCV, The Vase of Life, cancelled, here entitled “Run and Won”.
f.113v Sonnet XCVII, A Superscription, cancelled. A copy by C. F. Murray is on f.115r where he refers to the present draft as the original one.
f.114r Sonnet XCVI, Life the Beloved.
f.115r Sonnet XCVII, A Superscription (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray). With note by C. F. that the draft on f.113v is the original one.
f.116r Sonnet XCVIII, He and I (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)
f.117r Sonnet XCIX, Newborn Death I, cancelled
f.117v Sonnet C, Newborn Death II (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray). F.117v has a corrected draft.
f.119r Sonnet CI, The One Hope (inserted folio, copy by C. F. Murray)Rossetti/2/41accession numberRossetti/2/4110001203priref110001203urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110001203https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110001203referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum184518451845184518811188118811881referenceagent-117796adlib-agent-11779692ff435c-15fb-3c51-bb90-165f0b141a61Rossetti, Dante Gabriel1 volumeThe House of Life
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